Posted on Sep 1, 2021
Alaska Salmon Fishermen Head West To Bristol Bay, Leaving Family Fishing Heritage Behind
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Cook Inlet in Kenai, Alaska, has long been a prolific commercial salmon fishery. But salmon runs there are dwindling.
Some Cook Inlet fishermen are now turning to Bristol Bay, the enormous salmon fishery that's evaded development.
KDLL reporter Sabine Poux profiles a crew of young fishermen who made the emotional decision to leave Cook Inlet for the profits of Bristol Bay.
Some Cook Inlet fishermen are now turning to Bristol Bay, the enormous salmon fishery that's evaded development.
KDLL reporter Sabine Poux profiles a crew of young fishermen who made the emotional decision to leave Cook Inlet for the profits of Bristol Bay.
Alaska Salmon Fishermen Head West To Bristol Bay, Leaving Family Fishing Heritage Behind
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Was in Kenai about a month ago and the King fishery was brought to a halt due to low counts.
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Bristol Bay is beautiful and when I was there in 86 had an awesome fishery. The State needs to cut back on how much they let the fishermen take to preserve the salmon counts. It is too valuable to loose.
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I was in Norton Sound this summer going after pink salmon. I made $400 in 3 months. Worst season in 20 years for our boat. The fish were there but it was a funky run. Later than normal and then we had storms roll through that our tender ships couldn't operate in. Life as a fish processor but hurt me badly financially. We ended the season in mid-August even though we normally fish into September.
Salmon are not overfished. Salmon are one of the most monitored fish out there through government run escapement counts on the rivers. There are strict limits imposed to insure that enough salmon get to spawn and return to the oceans. Climate change is changing their spawning patterns. They are less predictable in the last few years. Spawning later and staying deeper in the water as they come in which makes fishing difficult.
Salmon are not overfished. Salmon are one of the most monitored fish out there through government run escapement counts on the rivers. There are strict limits imposed to insure that enough salmon get to spawn and return to the oceans. Climate change is changing their spawning patterns. They are less predictable in the last few years. Spawning later and staying deeper in the water as they come in which makes fishing difficult.
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